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Yves Meyer

1939 - Today

Yves Meyer

Yves F. Meyer (French: [mɛjɛʁ]; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yves Meyer is the 450th most popular mathematician, the 2,872nd most popular biography from France (up from 3,084th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular French Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Yves Meyer ranks 450 out of 1,004. Before him are Pierre Alphonse Laurent, Johann II Bernoulli, Yang Hui, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Hermann Bondi, and Goro Shimura. After him are Gerd Faltings, Erhard Schmidt, Yutaka Taniyama, Sam Loyd, William Jones, and Enrico Betti.

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Pierre Alphonse Laurent
1813 - 1854
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 444
Johann II Bernoulli
1710 - 1790
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 445
Yang Hui
1238 - 1298
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 446
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
1836 - 1902
HPI: 61.41
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Hermann Bondi
1919 - 2005
HPI: 61.41
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Goro Shimura
1930 - 2019
HPI: 61.40
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Yves Meyer
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 450
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.33
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Erhard Schmidt
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 452
Yutaka Taniyama
1927 - 1958
HPI: 61.32
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Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 454
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 455
Enrico Betti
1823 - 1892
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 456

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Yves Meyer ranks 191. Before him are Giulio Angioni, Brenda Vaccaro, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Vladimir Durković, Takako Shimazu, and Glauber Rocha. After him are Carlos do Carmo, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Ariane Mnouchkine, Irenaios, Dezső Novák, and Czesław Niemen.

Others Born in 1939

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Giulio Angioni
WRITER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 185
Brenda Vaccaro
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 186
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 187
Vladimir Durković
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1972
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 188
Takako Shimazu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 189
Glauber Rocha
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1981
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 190
Yves Meyer
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 191
Carlos do Carmo
SINGER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 192
Jorge Paulo Lemann
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 193
Ariane Mnouchkine
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 194
Irenaios
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 195
Dezső Novák
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 196
Czesław Niemen
SINGER
1939 - 2004
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 197

In France

Among people born in France, Yves Meyer ranks 2,872 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti (1734), Augusta Holmès (1847), Jean-Pierre Marielle (1932), Sylvain Maréchal (1750), Corbinian (670), and Edgar Quinet (1803). After him are Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838), Joseph Guillemot (1899), Louis Feuillade (1873), Madeleine Béjart (1615), Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684), and Charles Estienne (1504).

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Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti
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1734 - 1814
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,866
Augusta Holmès
COMPOSER
1847 - 1903
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,867
Jean-Pierre Marielle
ACTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,868
Sylvain Maréchal
WRITER
1750 - 1803
HPI: 61.37
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Corbinian
NOBLEMAN
670 - 730
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2,870
Edgar Quinet
HISTORIAN
1803 - 1875
HPI: 61.36
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Yves Meyer
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,872
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1917
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,873
Joseph Guillemot
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2,874
Louis Feuillade
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1925
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2,875
Madeleine Béjart
ACTOR
1615 - 1672
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,876
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,877
Charles Estienne
PHYSICIAN
1504 - 1564
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,878